Lovely quiet trail, perfect for running. Would recommend parking and beginning at black mountain ranch park rather than the trailhead this app recommends (that trailhead is at one of the most confusing parts of the loop- black mountain ranch park is pretty clear)

great Sunday morning ride, awesome trail for mtn bikes and hiking. There's a farmers market next to the dirt parking lot Sundays from 1030 to 3pm, so I was picked up a nice basket of organic strawberries to snack on after a long bike ride.

I found it hard to find and access this trail. We came off of Del Sur Road where there’s a small dirt parking lot and found it by accident. But we had to go down a steep incline on a concrete pathway to get to it. I agree with the other comments that it is not marked well. For a while, I thought I was on the Coast to Crest Trail. It was a decent hike from where we started to Rancho Santa Fe area—a total of about 5.4 miles round trip. The creek is nice to hear as you walk, but it’s mostly not visible. There’s rolling hills to see, but there’s almost always homes on the horizon so there’s only a brief section where you feel like you are away from civilization. There were only a few people on it which was nice.

Lightly trafficked is open to interpretation, but this is a great trail system for mtn biking if you don't want anything truly technical or hilly. You can definitely find some good steep hills once you start exploring, but this more of a fitness ride than a skills/test yourself scenario. For a bit of fun and a great climb, head east to Raptor Ridge. The descent makes the climb worth it.

Great views but getting to the top isn’t the best. Pretty slippery and very steep ... once up there it’s pretty neat, especially around sunset. We looped around the water tower ... ran into locked fence with barbwire which was a challenge

After a steep start on loose gravel jeep track, take the walking trail on the left. It is easier going, but meanders back onto the jeep track. It's worth doing all three flags. Views are nice and it's good quick cardio. Less than an hour, there and back. A hiking pole may be useful for the slippery sections.

This is less of a hike and more of an aggressive walk. It’s terribly boring and we just kept going hoping it would get better. It didn’t. Part of the trail has you walk through the middle of a subdivision. I don’t go hiking to walk through neighborhoods. Do not recommend.